Opening The Doors

We cover the newest Record Store Day release, The Doors Live in Copenhagen.

Join your host as we get an exclusive preview of the upcoming Copenhagen release.

Join myself, Michael Pappaceno, and Travis Williamson as we discuss The Doors Singer Bowl performance! Synced Footage: https://youtu.be/40V_XSHjWKQ?si=7_qX1SlCoJ8qqdKD

Join me as I interview the writer and director of the monumental Doors’ documentary “When You’re Strange,” Tom DiCillo.

Join Michelle and I as we dive into talking about the discovery of the Jim Morrison bust that was stolen 37 years ago.

Join us as we dive into the Gold Mine that is Doors’ memorabilia with collector Chris Eline. We discuss some of his prized pieces, how he got into The Doors, his advice for new collectors, and much more! You can find pictures of his pieces in the accompanying social media posts! You can find his photography by going to https://chrise.mypixieset.com/portraits/ You can also find Chris on Instagram @...

Join me as I interview author of “The Doors Through Strange Days,” Michele Tempera. You can find this episode wherever you get podcasts and you can find Michele’s blog on Facebook or at his website  https://www.strangedaysbook.org/?m=1 You can also purchase his book on Amazon by following this link:  https://a.co/d/f6kz6kQ

Join your host, Chris Simondet, Travis Williamson, and Michael Pappaceno as they discuss the Record Store Day 2025 release of “Strange Days 1967: A Work in Progress.”

Join your host and guests Travis Williamson and Michael Pappaceno as we discuss The Doors performance at the L.A. Forum.

Join your host and guests Travis Williamson and Michael Pappaceno as we discuss The Doors performance at the L.A. Forum.

In this episode, the Lovelights join me again to discuss opening for The Doors as well as the interactions they had with them.

In this episode, we discuss every aspect of The Living Theatre performances that Jim attended. We break down the authenticity of the recently released photos of Jim as well as the story of that March 8th performance. Steve also gives a day by day breakdown of each performance Jim attended, how they contributed to the now infamous “Rock is Dead” studio jam, how Jim was able to save the Living Theat...

Join Michael Pappaceno, Travis Williamson, and myself as we break down the Robert Haimer Hollywood Bowl tape. This is the second part of a two parter that goes in depth on the changes are in the official release. Special thanks to Reed Barrickman of The Dirty Doors for additional information!

Join Michael Pappaceno, Travis Williamson, and myself as we break down the Robert Haimer Hollywood Bowl tape. This is the first part of a two parter that goes in depth on the changes are in the official release.

In this episode, we break down Dion Baia’s book, “Blood in the Streets.” You can purchase your own copy of “Blood in the Streets” here: https://a.co/d/8z6TWen You can also find his podcast, Saturday Night Movie Sleepovers wherever you get podcasts. Apple:  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/saturday-night-movie-sleepovers/id939298015 Spotify:  https://spotify.link/Awb7C73FlKb You can...

Join me as I interview T.E. Breitenbach. T. E. Breitenbach (born July 29, 1951) is a self-taught American artist best known internationally for his painting "Proverbidioms", a raucous and comical depiction of over 300 common proverbs and clichés which he publishes as a poster. He also collaborated with Jim Morrison of The Doors, shortly before Morrison's 1971 death, on a painting intended for use...

Join Doors’ collector Michael Pappaceno and I as we explore a show that is one of the best on The Roadhouse Blues Tour.

Join me as I interview Robby Krieger’s guitar tech and Strange Day’s Tribute Band guitarist, Forrest Penner. He talks about how he got into The Doors, what it was like touring with one of the biggest Doors’ tribute bands Wild Child, and what a typical show with Robby is like. We break down Robby’s gear in depth from his strings to his amps, and we also talk about Robby’s version of the National An...

Celebrate The Doors Stockholm Record Store Day release with a podcast breaking down the shows including excerpts from the newly mixed release! We compare one of the bootleg sources to this mix, and we follow the tapes lineage as well as the various bootleg versions. We also give background on The Doors at this time, talk about the European tour, the venue itself, and we also break down each song a...

Join me as I interview Angie Bucchi Silvers and Steve Wheeler as we talk about her experience in Miami and with Jim. Steve also deconstructs more myths about Miami and gives information that has never been made public before. You don’t want to miss this one!

This is an interview with Larry Pizzi who was the manager at Thee Image and was the one who got Jim off the stage at the end of the concert.

On another monumental episode of the podcast, Travis Williamson and I interview Reverend Joe, the man who at 17 years old taped one of the most important shows in Doors’ history. You can hear his story on how everything happened. I also have a follow up discussion with Steve Wheeler on how he found him and some differences in his accounts as well as some great Miami insight into someone who will b...

We cover The Doors most infamous concert of all-time, the concert held at the Dinner Key Auditorium on March 1, 1969. I am joined by Fernand Amandi and Travis Williamson. This episode could be the most important episode I’ve released to date. We break down the intricacies of the tape, the background and aftermath of the show, what elements came together to influence Jim, and Fernand presents us wi...

Join me and guest Fernand Amandi as we discuss the 1997 Doors Box Set.

Join me for a great conversation with the group that opened for The Doors in Louisville on October 31, 1968, Tom Dooley and the Lovelights.